[NatureNS] shorebirds at Avonport Beach & Luckett's new winery Aug. 13 & 14/11

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AUG. 13, 2011 - Daytime high tide was at 1:07 p.m. with 11.6 metres  
of amplitude. Carmela Enzinas and others had mentioned seeing lots of  
flying shorebirds at Penny/Penney? Beach just south of Avonport Beach  
during high-tide periods recently and also at Blue Beach.  Today I  
got to Penney Beach 1.5 hours after high tide, and very quickly at  
2:35 p.m. a very big flying flock of peeps appeared (from where?)  
just to our north (Carm & Ernie Enzinas were there, too).  I guessed  
the numbers at perhaps 10,000 as they flew back and forth and landed  
a bit among the recreators at Avonport Beach.  Eventually they mostly  
flew to the north and then east (perhaps headed for east Evangeline  
Beach??).

I need to add here that the small parking lot for Penny Beach was  
chock full of cars, but I found room for my car along the edge of the  
lane into the lot.  Thus there were quite a few people and a few dogs  
that were walking on Penny Beach, which is pretty narrow.  This  
matters because of the flock of about 1000 peeps that tried to roost  
at the Horton Bluff end of the beach but were repeatedly disturbed  
and flushed by the people and by their unleashed but well-behaved  
dogs.  I did not talk to any of those people when they came off the  
beach just as those peeps started to forage on the ebbing shore and  
then flew away, probably to the west?

AUG. 14, 2011 - Wendy Elliott reports on an interesting inland  
roosting location for our small shorebirds or peeps.  At high tide  
(about 2 p.m.) Wendy was at Pete Luckett's new winery etc. on  
Wallbrook  Mountain south of the Gaspereau River Valley, straight  
south from Grand Pre, and  southeast of Gaspereau.  Someone walked to  
Luckett's famous London-style red phone booth is his very young  
vineyard with very small young grape vines, and flushed uncounted  
flocks of peeps that only flew short distances and then roosted  
again.  We wonder how many such roosting locations exist that are  
inland away from our tidal shores.  This probably varies with tidal  
amplitudes, which wax and wane on a roughly two-week cycle (half of a  
Lunar month).  Today's tidal amplitude was listed at 12.1 metres,  
which is mediocre (values range this month from 8.2 to 15.2 metres).

Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.

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face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>AUG. =
13, 2011</b> - Daytime <b>high tide</b> was at 1:07 p.m. with 11.6 =
metres of amplitude. Carmela Enzinas and others had mentioned seeing =
lots of flying shorebirds at <b>Penny/Penney? Beach just south of =
Avonport Beach</b> during high-tide periods recently and also at Blue =
Beach.&nbsp; Today I got to Penney Beach 1.5 hours after high tide, and =
very quickly at 2:35 p.m. a very big flying flock of peeps appeared =
(from where?) just to our north (Carm &amp; Ernie Enzinas were there, =
too).&nbsp; I guessed the numbers at perhaps 10,000 as they flew back =
and forth and landed a bit among the recreators at Avonport Beach.&nbsp; =
Eventually they mostly flew to the north and then east (perhaps headed =
for east Evangeline Beach??).</font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px =
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size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><div style=3D"margin-top: =
0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font =
face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica">I need to =
add here that the small <b>parking lot for Penny Beach</b> was chock =
full of cars, but I found room for my car along the edge of the lane =
into the lot.&nbsp; Thus there were <b>quite a few people and a few =
dogs</b> that were walking on Penny Beach, which is pretty narrow.&nbsp; =
This matters because of the flock of about <b>1000 peeps</b> that tried =
to roost at the Horton Bluff end of the beach but <b>were repeatedly =
disturbed and flushed</b> by the people and by their unleashed but =
well-behaved dogs.&nbsp; I did not talk to any of those people when they =
came off the beach just as those peeps started to forage on the ebbing =
shore and then flew away, probably to the =
west?</font></div></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; =
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normal normal 12px/normal Helvetica; min-height: 14px; =
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margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>AUG. 14, 2011 =
</b>-&nbsp;</font><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px; ">Wendy Elliott reports on an interesting</span><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b> inland =
roosting location</b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px; "> for our </span><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>small =
shorebirds or peeps</b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px; ">.&nbsp; At high tide (about 2 p.m.) Wendy =
was at Pete Luckett's new winery etc. on Wallbrook&nbsp; Mountain south =
of the Gaspereau River Valley, straight south from Grand Pre, and&nbsp; =
southeast of Gaspereau.&nbsp; Someone walked to Luckett's famous =
London-style red phone booth is his </span><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b>very young =
vineyard </b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: =
12px; ">with very small young grape vines, and</span><span =
class=3D"Apple-style-span" style=3D"font-size: 12px; "><b> flushed =
uncounted flocks of peeps</b></span><span class=3D"Apple-style-span" =
style=3D"font-size: 12px; "> that only flew short distances and then =
roosted again.&nbsp; We wonder how many such roosting locations exist =
that are inland away from our tidal shores.&nbsp; This probably varies =
with tidal amplitudes, which wax and wane on a roughly two-week cycle =
(half of a Lunar month).&nbsp; Today's tidal amplitude was listed at =
12.1 metres, which is mediocre (values range this month from 8.2 to 15.2 =
metres).</span></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; =
margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" =
size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><br></font></div><div =
style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; =
margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: =
12.0px Helvetica">Cheers from Jim in Wolfville.</font></div>
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